living roots, baby!!!!!Why do we love Nitroboost for feeding wildlife to prepping poor ground? Cause it is absolutely amazing and fixing nitrogen, fighting compaction, stimulating soil biology and let’s face it - making dirt look like soil!
It’s all about those roots!!
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living roots, baby!!!!!
check the fat worms!!!
bill
We do have a lot of guys buying now but I’ll have seed for whenever folks need it. We ship same day or next day - so there isn’t a rush.Is now a good time to buy seed?
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Do you take the full soil amount up to your 6” mark on the probe from the bottom to the mark? Obviously there’s 6” of difference in the soil, so curious if that is considered or not.Soil sampling
I love to soil sample and keeping it simple will give you great, consistent result!
Trying to recommend soil amendments without consistent soil sampling procedures - leads to us chasing our tails.
1. Use @wardlabs or other reputable labs - so you get all the needed metrics (we sell Ward’s on our website).
2. Use a soil probe - as you see I mark mine at 6inch depth.
3. Take same time of year
4. Notice @onxhunt maps on my phone - I mark my gps coordinates so I know that I am accurate in my sampling.
This leads to better quality, and consistency in the samples. Which will lead to better gardens, food plots, farms, etc.
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So I take from the bottom to the line.Do you take the full soil amount up to your 6” mark on the probe from the bottom to the mark? Obviously there’s 6” of difference in the soil, so curious if that is considered or not.
Have you tracked the organic matter change over time when using your 1-2 system? It would be interesting to see how that changes over time in different soil types.
That definitely helps! Thank you.So I take from the bottom to the line.
I take 3-4 probes around each GPS coordinate.
Neil Kinsey suggests taking 6 and 3/4inch as you then get into some of the anarobic zone of the soil. I have been happy with keeping it right at 6 inches.
You are correct about the difference in soil and that is why it is critical to sample with consistency. Also, why understanding fertility and how it moves in the soil can save a grower a ton of money! There was a farmer in IL who took a sample like this, and then segmented it by 1-inch segments. He sent it in and found that the P he has broadcasted for the last 15 years was all in the top 1- 2 inches of soil, not being taken up by the plant. He did not use cover crops and was no-till, so the P had no way to move, therefore led to nutrient stratification.
To go back to your point, the key is not to see the difference, but to ensure we are getting the same amount of each sample from each field of each section of soil, each year. This is VERY hard to do with a shovel, and that is why you will see guys having results all over the place from year to year - IMO.
I hope this help!! Thank you for asking a question an following along! I appreciate it.
Albert
Yes I’d recommend a probe for sure. It helps with consistency a lot.That definitely helps! Thank you.
I did an initial sample in 2023 on a new food plot with a probe but think I went a little deeper than 6” which isn’t what you want per your help. I’ll likely do another sample of the plot this year and see how the soil has changed after a couple amendments that I have done. Thanks for all the info on this!